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Problem solving

Thinking Skills

Solve.

1. A thief left a secret code for the police at the scene of a crime. Use the clues
to help the police solve the secret code.
• The number of legs a spider has is the same as the digit in the
thousands place.
• The digit in the tens place is 2 less than the digit in the thousands place.
• The digit in the ones place is half the digit in the thousands place.
• The digit in the hundreds place is the same as the digit in the ones place.
• The digit in the ten thousands place is 3 more than the digit
in the ones place.
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Ten  
Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones
Thousands

The secret code is .

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2. 16,254 1 11,617 is less than 39,499.

3. Find the missing numbers.

   2    4   1    8

1   4      9 

     8    1   9   7

4.  atch the numbers with the correct cards. The first one has been done for
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you. There are five number cards, A, B, C, D, and E, in a stack. Each card
has a number on the reverse side.

• The number on card A is the greatest number.

• Card B has the least number.
• The numbers on card C and card B have a difference of 7,161.
• The number on card D is greater than the number on card C but less than
the number on card E.

A
41,584 56,783 61,376 59,371 48,745

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5. Form the greatest possible 5-digit number using the clues.

• All five digits are different.
• None of the five digits are 1.
• The digit in the ten thousands place is greater than 7.
• The sum of all five digits is 18.
• The greatest digit is equal to the sum of the other four digits.

Ten  
Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones
Thousands

The number is .

6. The sum of two numbers is 7,150. The difference of these two numbers
is 1,358. Find the two numbers.
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Problem solving

Strategies

Count back and fill in the blanks.

7. 12,250   11,000      8,500   7,250  

Answer the questions.

8. Kim makes a pattern using circles and squares joined together by lines.
The first three designs she makes are shown. Find the rule that Kim is using
to make the pattern.

9,000 14,000 19,000

Design 1 Design 2 Design 3

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What is the number for Design 8?

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9. Which number does not belong in the group? Color it. Explain your answer.

11,604 12,604 10,604

15,504 14,604 13,604

10. The runway of an airport is 10,000 feet long. The landing signal lights are
located every 500 feet after the 500-foot mark and before the 8,000-foot
mark on each side of the runway. How many landing signal lights are there
on each side of the runway?
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Problem solving

Exploration

Use the digits to make 5-digit numbers.

7  0  2  9  6
11. Write the greatest possible 5-digit number.

12. Write the least possible 5-digit number.

13. The difference between the greatest possible number and the least possible

number is .

Solve.

14. A store earns $20,009 in year 1, $24,010 in year 2, and $28,011

in year 3. If this pattern continues, how much will the store earn in

year 4?

Write three 5-digit numbers to complete the pattern.

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15. 49,356   47,296  45,236     

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Journal Writing

Jerry compared these numbers and wrote the following statements.  

What mistakes did Jerry make?

76,218 56,218 14,573 24,573

16. 76,218 is 2,000 greater than 56,218.

17. 24,573 is 10,000 less than 14,573.

Write a statement comparing these numbers.

18.
82,018 63,018 74,158
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Write the steps needed to order this set of numbers from least  
to greatest on the number line. Then write the numbers on the number 
line by following the steps.

19. 35,570 36,570 36,500 36,545 36,565

Step 1  

Step 2  

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